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Conrad Johnson owners -
I have owned the prem16 and demoed both the CT5 and ACT2 series one. Both the CT5 and ACT2 have a nice tight bass and extended high's in comparison to the prem 16. However the prem 16 IMO is one of the great pre amps with great rythmic drive, rea... 
Graham Phantom vs Triplaner
Z 312S in part 2 with the brinkman, consonance & cartridge man linear tracking arm. You can't just go to the summary dude!! 
CJ premier 8 - please share your comments
Define not impressed. What other items are in your system. 
Graham Phantom vs Triplaner
DOH!!!!! I mean Keith Herron's room 
Graham Phantom vs Triplaner
Z The rim drive from memory was being use on Mike Herron's own HRX. yea it looks a little hatty 12 inch hifi+ on its way 
Graham Phantom vs Triplaner
ZI agree. TRi Mai is a very nice guy. I met him at CES this year.Harry from VPI is also a great guy and an even greater tinkerer. That is why sometimes some of his designs seem to be a work in progress as they are - sort of. he is always thinking ... 
Why the sudden popularity of 12 inch arms
Z, why would I want the Thriller re-issue?. I have the original!! nice bass sound on some of the tracks as well :-) re hifi+ pdf. I'll search the article out and email. So who was the guy who found 18 ton-arms floating down the river?? I am waitin... 
Why the sudden popularity of 12 inch arms
Z Define MUSIC?? Please don't tell me you are talking about Dianna Krall or alike?? I beleive I gave a hint of some new release pop/rock/alternative music I like. BTW, I am going to have to go over to halcro's place to listen to the Raven/ Cobra ... 
Why the sudden popularity of 12 inch arms
Halcro" I had my Regar Planar 3 turntable for 30 years (despite hearing Linns and Sotas) because nothing new sounded significantly better to me. " This combo I have heard and the Linn is a LOT better to my ears than the rega 3. I demoed both model... 
Why the sudden popularity of 12 inch arms
Raul I am only joking with my "crappy" 12 inch arm comments. I was illustrating a point when you said your 12 inch arms offered no performance increase over the 9 inch arms - whereas RG in hifi+ did. I don't believe I have offered any view of perf... 
Best 5-10 Rock Recordings?
- rage against the machine - 1st lp - Any NIN's LP except the 1st one. Closer is probably the best to buy first. - Neil Young - Greendale - Led Zep 1, 11 or 4 - Jesus & Marychain - automatic - Deep Purple - machine head - Sisters of mercy - Vi... 
Why the sudden popularity of 12 inch arms
heh dudes, you can discuss cars and drum brakes on rev head asylum. Raul " VPI, comes from SAEC." I had a search around the web. Since when does any VPI arm remotely look like or behave like a SAEC arm??. Raul, I am not looking for any specific 12... 
Why the sudden popularity of 12 inch arms
Raul, sorry my poetic license for the use of "crappy"However You quoted " I change six long tonearms for the short ones because I can't find a real/true quality sound improvement in the long ones" Therefore you must have the same tonearm's in 12 a... 
Why the sudden popularity of 12 inch arms
Albert I was quoting you re the walker kills the Phantom. Or did u mean the air tangent?? What does the air tight bring to the sonic table that beats your Koetsu Jade's?? I have not heard one and have heard differing opinions 
Why the sudden popularity of 12 inch arms
Albert Interesting that Valin in TAS liked the TW Acustik / phantom as much or better than his reference - the fully decked out Walker. Is the TW table that much better than the walker table? - given that the walker arm kills the Phantom. Or is Va...